A few years ago years ago we created a deck of cards that triggered some, but delighted others. It was bold and it was controversial...it was twisted.

Twisted Tarot tales has since become our best selling deck on this site, and appeals to a worldwide audience. Proof of this came yet again yesterday, when we sold about 3 Twisted Tarot Tales decks to customers in Thailand.

Perhaps this is because the Hungry Ghost Festival is currently taking place in various Asian countries.

A few years have passed since we created the Twisted Tarot Tales and as an artist, it's a great feeling to see people from various cultures and nationalities appreciate your work.

The newly created Twisted Tarot Tales reading cloth. Now in store.

You always want to see your work have some form of longevity, as I really feel that that's a sign of a good product. That's not to say it has to be popular and sell lots of decks to enter into the halls of greatness, or relevancy. I don't really believe that (I recall the many music bands I've loved throughout the years who most people have probably never heard of). For me, I want people to experience the same feeling I get when I stumble upon something really cool.

This year I wanted to add a few more collectible cards to the roster. Every Twisted Tarot Tales deck and bag this Halloween, will come with two exclusive cards which will be retired after November 5th.

A LEAP OF FAITH

Creating Twisted Tarot Tales was, and still is, a bold deck of cards. It's always a little worrying, a little scary (pardon the pun) when you face opposition from a

small, yet very vocal, group of individuals. Had we listened to all the concerns, the threats of boycott and the nasty private messages, we might have declined to finish the deck, or at the very least, watered it down to be another hum drum deck of pretty pictures with no substance. Looking back, I'm glad we stuck to our guns and shot our naysayers down, in a manner of speaking. (you can almost smell the gunsmoke!) Determination and faith rewarded us with our most popular deck of cards.

I think it's important to walk out on faith and trust that you will find your audience. For the most part, there is an audience for everything and over time we've found ours.

We've also produced Spooky Cats, a very cute costume orientated deck which is friendly to those who don't like horror, but love the general feel of Halloween.

These cards are bright and joyful and, near as I can tell, will not offend anyone (although who knows nowadays, right? *rolls eyes*)

We're also continuing work on the first

(I think) Waite Smith themed Zombie Tarot called Dead Waite. Strangely enough, we later found out that "Dead Waite" is a nickname that Aleister Crowley once called his arch nemesis Arthur Edward Waite. Entirely coincidental, but the name works. Despite some opposition from certain people, I will finish the illustrations for this deck and release it to the public in some form or another.

Again, this deck will appeal to those who are able to look at life a little humerus-ly...lol. When all is said and done, it's those people that I spend up to 14 hours a day (sometimes beyond) for months illustrating decks for, not those who complain at every horror image I draw.

Dead Waite will be our second horror themed deck in our collection, but I have considered the possibility of releasing small add on packs to Twisted Tarot Tales. In other words, slowly building up a sequel to Twisted without committing to producing 78 cards. Perhaps, a 10 pack of cards every once in awhile, with the idea of gathering up the best of the best (of the new cards) and streamlining it into a sequel to the Twisted Tarot Tales. I'm not 100 percent decided on that though. It would really depend on how positive the response is.

All in all, we're really happy with our growing collection of independently created, independently released small print run decks.